RCMP begin field-testing body cameras ahead of national rollout
The RCMP says it expects officers in three parts of the country to start field-testing body-worn cameras in the coming days.
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B.C. coroner's jury rules death a homicide, urges Vancouver police to expedite use of body cameras
The jury in the British Columbia coroner's inquest into the death of Myles Gray after a beating by Vancouver police nearly eight years ago is recommending the department expedite its use of body-worn cameras for all patrol officers.
Family 'in the dark' for years waiting to see if Mounties will be charged with manslaughter
Family members of a British Columbia Indigenous man who died after being arrested close to six years ago expect to wait many more before learning if five RCMP officers will be convicted of manslaughter and obstruction in the case.
Some Nunavut RCMP officers to begin wearing body-worn cameras later this year
The RCMP says Mounties serving in Iqaluit are to be equipped with body-worn cameras later this year as part of a pilot project that aims to help strengthen accountability and public trust of the police force.
No consistent evidence body cameras reduce police violence, studies show
A Calgary police officer loudly tells an Indigenous man to put his hands on the roof of his car and, within seconds, the situation escalates to yelling. Body-worn camera video from the officer's chest then shows the man's head pushed into his vehicle.
Nunavut RCMP consider body cameras as tension between police, Inuit grows
Nunavut RCMP are considering whether to use body cameras as tension grows between police officers and the largely Inuit communities they serve.